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From: Grant Grundler <grundler@parisc-linux.org>
To: Greg Porter <gporter@tcsn.net>
Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org
Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] FW: An HP doc for TLDP
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 23:19:09 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040623051909.GD27085@colo.lackof.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <001a01c458c0$949e1650$df6ddacf@athlon>

On Tue, Jun 22, 2004 at 06:22:36PM -0700, Greg Porter wrote:
> Hi, I noticed that linux documentation regarding Hewlett Packard unix
> server hardware (PA-RISC) is lacking.? I recently taught myself DocBook,
> and have started documenting some specifics of HP hardware.? 

Cool. But it's really not *that* badly documented.
See the user manuals in ftp://ftp.parisc-linux.org/docs/platforms/.
Nearly all of them describe how to get to BCH and what one can
do there for example.

> For example, I recently documented HP server firmware with DocBook,
> please see http://www.porterdavis.org/computing/hp_boot/ for an
> example.

You *really* want to have those sections reviewed by other volunteers
before submitting them to TLDP.

Here are some example comments from ch02 at:
	http://www.porterdavis.org/computing/hp_boot/ch02.html

| Getting a PDC prompt

You skipped console setup. things like how to setup a serial console
vs graphical, disconnecting Keyboard/mouse to force serial console,
<TAB>-key at poweron, etc.

BTW, in "HP speak" a PDC prompt is properly called a Boot Console Handler
(BCH) prompt. And there are several versions (depending on which
generation of box (eg "BOOT_ADMIN" is what many older boxes have).

| Processor Dependent Code (PDC) is HP speak for the firmware that comes
|  on an HP.

...on a PA-RISC machine.
Hitachi and Precision Engeering also made PA-RISC machines.

> ?
> The next rev of the document will have a section on updating the
> firmware as well.  This may be of use to you.

Yes, I suppose it will help some poor soul figure out what they
just bought on ebay. ;^)

> P.S.  The Linux Documentation Project people are considering whether to
> accept this as a TLDP document.

Please just make sure it's reviewed first.

thanks,
grant


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  reply	other threads:[~2004-06-23  5:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-06-23  1:22 [parisc-linux] FW: An HP doc for TLDP Greg Porter
2004-06-23  5:19 ` Grant Grundler [this message]
2004-06-23  7:27   ` Thibaut VARENE
2004-06-23 11:41   ` Matthew Wilcox

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